Monday, 10 September 2012
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On June 11, 2012 "Gulf News" one of the leading online newspaper in the U.A.E. posted a warning message to all Filipinos working in U.A.E. against Al Rodah Marine Cargo who is operatin in Al Yarmook, Sharjah. "Filipinos in UAE warned against unaccredited cargo companies" is the title of the articles posted in Gulf News.

Meanwhile, according to various postings from our "Kababayan" in social networking site, Facebook, Al Rodah Marine Cargo continued to take and collect materials from Filipinos in U.A.E. for shipping until July 2012, where in fact according to the latest update they already stop sending door-to-door cargo in Philippines since their last shipment was only until first week of May. Some of the cargo which was picked-up by their driver in the name of "Bebot" with Etisalat mobile number +971504816114 together with his wife (this man is now "at large"- his mobile has been switched-off and most-wanted by Filipino victims in Dubai), from May 10 on wards was just kept on Rodah Cargo warehouse, read full update from the facebook posts of our Kababayans, HERE! According to the report some of our "Kababayan's" who pull-out theirr cargo from Rodah Warehouse didn't received their payment for shipping since Rodah staffs told them they are in financial crisis and will return the money after they receive the payment for their restaurant who is currently for sale.

For those who are asking on Al Rodah Marine Cargo office location, we provided here a site map which was send to us by one of the complainant.

Filipinos in U.A.E. are currently organizing a group now via facebook as they are planning to go one time in Sharjah court to bring the Sherrif to AL Rodah Cargo to force them to open their warehouse since they don't want the Filipino victims themselves to search for their missing cargo on their warehouse. Which is taking so long for them to search.

As of today, September 10, one souce said that the landline number on their cargo office has been shutdown and you can contact the same people on Rodah Restaurant at 06-5661037 as posted by one of the victim, Minnie Perez Brutas

Dubai: A Manila trade official has warned Filipino expatriates in the UAE against unaccredited freight forwarding companies following mounting complaints over delays in the delivery of their care packages.
“We urge our compatriots to send their balikbayan boxes (parcel) through accredited freight forwarding companies only,” Marceliano Bernal, Jr, acting chief of the Freight Centre Division of the Philippine Shippers’ Bureau (PSB), told Gulf News in an interview.
The warning came after a number of Filipinos flocked to his office in Manila complaining against Sharjah-based Al Rodah Marine Cargo and its Philippine counterpart, Rodah Cargo Door to Door All Over the Philippines, with some claiming their packages remain undelivered for about six months.
Dean Jim Carillo, 29, sent two boxes through Al Rodah Marine Cargo with a shipping date of January 10.
Carillo, who lost his job in Dubai in December, shipped his personal belongings, including some food and perishable products for his three-year-old child. Carillo said the boxes remain undelivered.
Al Rodah Marine Cargo promises to deliver packages sent to the Philippines within 40-45 days.
Rhea Gabriel, 30, a beauty therapist in Dubai, sent two boxes of goods in December for her son’s birthday and graduation in March, but it has been more than five months and the boxes are still nowhere in sight.
“For me, it took a year to be able to acquire all the goods inside those boxes for my sons back home. It would have been okay with me if I had gotten all those things for free, but no, everything was bought with my hard-earned money,” Gabriel told Gulf News.
For June Tolentino, who also lost his job in Dubai in December, the boxes he sent home could have given him a fresh start in the Philippines. But five months later, none of his boxes has arrived.
PSB has listed Al Rodah Marine Cargo and its Philippine counterpart under freight forwarding companies that Filipinos overseas should be wary of.
“The Rodah Cargo office in the Philippines is not accredited by the PSB and is therefore not operating legally. It uses a different company as a consignee to import goods to the country,” Bernal said.
Al Rodah Marine Cargo could not be reached for a comment until deadline.

Prohibited goods

In an earlier interview with the firm’s owner, Rhoda Len, told Gulf News: “We are not a direct broker from PSB, but we are operating with a company that is accredited by the PSB which is RBM logistics. They are the ones who take charge of getting the goods from the Philippine Customs and we deliver them nationwide.”
She further clarified that she is working hard for all the boxes to be delivered, adding that some of their clients had inserted prohibited goods in their boxes goods resulting in the detention of the entire shipment by Philippine customs authorities.

And here are some of the comments on the page from our Kababayan who are suffering to get their cargo back since according to most of them, most of Rodah staffs are giving false information on the whereabouts of their cargo. For more information posted on Facebook, click HERE!